WEBSITE DESK: New reports into the infamous OJ Simpson case suggest that a recording may exist in which the former American football player allegedly confessed to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
The revelation comes as authorities in Minnesota, United States (US) announced they had obtained a USB drive containing the confession.
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The USB drive was allegedly confiscated from Iroc Avelli, OJ Simpson’s former bodyguard, during a separate investigation.
According to law enforcement authorities, this action may have included Simpson implicating an unidentified third party in the murder.
Avelli was arrested in March 2022, and during a search of his belongings, police discovered a green bag containing multiple USB drives, along with other items including live ammunition.
Two months after Simpson’s death this year, the local police department received information from a detective in Los Angeles about the potential contents of a USB drive.
To access the USB drive, law enforcement agencies obtained a new search warrant. However, the results of analysis of the drive’s contents are still pending.
The USB drive is currently involved in an ongoing lawsuit as Avelli and his attorney are suing for the return of confiscated assets. A judge recently denied a request to return the items.
OJ Simpson was accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994 but was acquitted in what became known as the “Trial of the Century.”
He was later held responsible for their deaths in a civil lawsuit.
The former American football player’s longtime attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, said he believes the Los Angeles police department considers the murder case closed.
He implied that the city’s law enforcement had not actively sought other suspects since the end of the 1995 criminal trial.
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LaVergne is now looking to gather various pieces of evidence for a potential auction to cover Simpson’s debts, with the thumb drive potentially representing key evidence in the ongoing sagebrush case .